The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-03-26
Ma ,yland Affairs.


last week.
Four canning establishments are to be start
ed in Caroline county this summer.
Catherine Ann Lynn, colored, died in Bal
timore on Wednesday, aged III years.
The annual law parade of the Maryland
Militia will take place in Baltimore on May
10th.
The Knights of Labor elected their ticket
at the North East Cecil county, election on
Monday.
Some twelve buildings are either under
way or soon will be commenced at Centrevllie,
Queen Anne's county
Mrs. Roller, aged about so years, widow of
the late Daniel Roller, of New Market, Bal
timore county, died last Saturday.
Mr.. George Lewis Trogler, one of the old
est residents of Govanstown, Baltimore coun-
ty, died this week in his Goth year.
Three men were injured by an accident on
the Philadelphia Branch of the b. 0. H.
R., ON Thursday, near Northeast, Cecil
county.
Edwin A. Pratt, of Centreville, Queen An
nes county, was struck by a train near Md
dletown, Delaware, on Thursday, and died an
hour later.
G. W. Delawder, State fish commissioner,
will shortly distribute 10000 additional brook
and California trout in the streams of Wash
ington county.
subscription has been started by mer.
chants and citizens toward raising capital
of $40. 900 for the establishment OF car woaks
in Hagerstown.
A live pigeon shooting match took pace
Wednesday at Reisterstown, which was won By
r,amhars Of the Baltimore Gun Club over
county sportsmen.
Stems have been taken to raise purse OF
5000 for the purpose of stocking Washington
county with partridges. pheasants, grouse,
&C., and for the protection OF such game.
George B. Westcott, President of the Ma
t;onal Bank of Chestertown, died on tuesday
at the age of 81 years He was Chairman oil
fthe Republican Committee OF Kent county,
The regular Association Champion games
of base ball open in Baltimore on April Z,
when the reconstructed Baltimore club will
contest with the Athletics of Philadelphia
Rev. A. C. Geary, for eleven years pastor
of the Reformed congregation, keedysvilie'
Washington county, will tender his reslgna'
tion to accept a call to Cashtown, Adams
county, Pa.
John P. Johns, a horse dealer from Penn
svlvania. had hearing in Baltimore or
"Wednesday for selling horses without license
and was released on $500 security. The
license is $50.
The Hagerstown Spoke and Bending Work.
have turned out half million spokes in the
mast FIVE months. There is enough worE
ordered to keep the factory in constant oper
alton for several months.
A petition has been filed before the Gov
ernor for a pardon in the case of CalviI
Crimes. convicted in the Circuit Court
Frederick county of forgery and sentenced tt
the penitentiary for five years.
John William Smith and wife, of st. Peter
district, Somerset county, have nine children
(all living and all married. thirty one grand
children and two reat-grandchlldren. Mr.
Smith is sixty.one years old and his wife
fifty-six.
Rev. A. H. Thompson, who sued the coun
ty commissioners of Montgomery county 10
. damages from being upset on a county road
LAYING damages at $1,000, obtained verdlc
Of Si0O in the Frederick circuit court las
/ Saturday.
1t is understood that parties have purchas
) ed l 900 acres of land at Sparrow Point, o
the Patapsco, near Baltimore, intending tn
Holly Grove or Tivoh resort OF l62 acres, an
! that they contemplate the starting of larg
steel works industry there.
An explosion occurred last Saturday in a
emnty l-oil still in the works OF the Balil
more United Oil Company, corner OF tirs
avenue and Second street, Canton, resultln
in the death of four workmen who were en-
gagged in repairing the still.
There are at present two hundred unem
ploved convicts in the Maryland penitentiarIy!
, TO keep them working at something the dl
rectors have commenced thorough renoya
, t;on of the institution, and whitewashn
,, brushes and scrubbing cloths are kept busy
, The grand jury of Cecil county, when
met last Monday, found but one prisoner /
: iail awaiting their action, and he colore
man charged with chicken stealing. Carol
; could have loaned Cecil some, to keep TIN
solitary inmate company, as there are 10
: many in the jail here.
II. +. McNeal, agent for the New \ or
Mutual Life Insurance Companyat Kennedy
} vile, Kent county, committed suicide b
shooting himself about two inches above IN
l right ear with a pistol, in his room at tn
Kennedyville Hotel, between and o cloc
7 Wednesday morning. He assigned no reaso
, for his rash act.
Mother Catherine Euphemia, superioress
= the order of the Sisters of Charity IN tn
limited States, QleQ on hdTCu los dL -iOAN
, Saint Josephs Academy, diminishing. IN tn
! list wear of her age. She had been ill TO
several months. She was native OF Bait
more, and was elected Mother Superior OF tn
: Sisters of Charity in the United States in 1866
! Thomas Dive Cockey, Sr., died at his home
mCool SPRING - near Texas, Baltimore county
on Tuesday, in the S9th year of his age. MI
Cocley was one of the best known citizens c
Baltimore county, and his family one OF tn
Oldest in Maryland, their names being toun
freauently in the old colonial records. IL
leaves nine children and twelve grandchildren
I At Cambridge, on Thursday of last week
Miss Margaret L. Prentice recovered $1,000
e damages in the Circuit Court against tn
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimor
e Railroad for injury received in an accident
that road. The original verdict was for So,
500. but the Court declared the amount ex
Y cessive, and the plaintiff accepted the lowe
sum.
Application was made on Wednesday in tn
5 Circuit Court at Baltimore for the appoint
5 ment OF a receiver to take charge OF tn
property ofthe Equitable Gas Light Company
r That company had Just reduced the net pric
for gas to 35 cents per thousand feet. Tn
legal action is taken by bondholders in Ne'
York. The area of its line of pipe is con
fined to the principal streets OF the city, an
does not reach the private nor outlying dis
tricts.
A few DAYS since COW belonging to Nh
John Curry, living near Towards Race, st
Mary's county, gave birth to calf WHICH ha'
J six legs, two heads, two ueeks and two tails
The two extra legs projected from tho shnql
ders, and had the form of hind legs with tn
hoofs turned upwards. When dropped tn
prodigy was dead. This beats the Carrot
county calf, dropped last week, that had tw'
heads This seems to be a prolific year ii
the calf line.
William W. Smallwood, son of Mr.. Josepl
Smallwood, of the fifth district of Howard
county, residing near Dayton, met with ;
serious accident Wednesday morning. HI
. was on his way to Baltimore on horseback
and after having proceeded few miles hi
horse stumbled and fell, throwing the youn;
man violently to the frozen ground. Severa
of his teeth were knocked out and his fac
and head badly cut. He was taken by friend
to neighbours house until sufficiently recov
cred to be removed to his home. tits fearet
he is otherwise injured.
Under recent decision of the Court o
I A..ooI, - :, rasr;Sfration noca Indoa phpln